Cousins Properties (CUZ) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.71 per share and revenue of $238.49 million for the quarter. Cousins Properties has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.730-2.830 EPS.

Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.62. Cousins Properties had a return on equity of 1.00% and a net margin of 5.36%. On average, analysts expect Cousins Properties to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Cousins Properties Stock Down 2.0 %

NYSE CUZ traded down $0.55 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $27.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,297,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,246,602. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $4.60 billion, a PE ratio of 91.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 1.24. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $28.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.86. Cousins Properties has a fifty-two week low of $22.01 and a fifty-two week high of $32.55.

Cousins Properties Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd were issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 3rd. Cousins Properties's dividend payout ratio is presently 426.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on CUZ. Wolfe Research raised Cousins Properties from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $31.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com lowered Cousins Properties from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Cousins Properties from $34.00 to $33.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Cousins Properties in a research report on Monday, March 17th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Mizuho upgraded Cousins Properties from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their target price for the company from $22.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.70.

About Cousins Properties

Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") is a fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets.